The Priory of Saint-Fromond, the Abbey of Cerisy and the “Last Norman Pancarte”
Pancartes, medieval historical documents drawn up by monasteries to record a sequence of gifts received, are one of the main sources of diplomatic documents emanating from religious houses in northern France in the eleventh and early twelfth centuries. However, comparisons with other sources show th...
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2024
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| Accesso online: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Riassunto: | Pancartes, medieval historical documents drawn up by monasteries to record a sequence of gifts received, are one of the main sources of diplomatic documents emanating from religious houses in northern France in the eleventh and early twelfth centuries. However, comparisons with other sources show that their recomposition over the course of multiple transactions poses problems for historians. This article considers an especially problematic pancarte, the final version of which was issued for the Benedictine priory of Saint-Fromond (Manche) in 1239. The discovery of a hitherto unknown copy, which is more complete and apparently more accurate than all other versions, provides an opportunity to reconsider this text and its significance for the history of the priory; for its motherhouse, the abbey of Cerisy-la-Forêt; and for the priory’s benefactors, especially the Du Hommet family. This article provides a new edition of this pancarte, and it uses hitherto ignored English resources to cast fresh light upon the development and composition of this text and of the priory’s possessions. |
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